Poetry & Figurative Language Vocabulary Review

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Lines in the poem?

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24

Front

Stanzas in the poem?

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3

Front

Words with the same ending sound.

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rhyme

Front

An author uses the same word or phrase many times throughout a poem.

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repetition

Front

Language that creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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imagery

Front

Phrase with a meaning different from its words.

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idiom

Front

Comparison where one thing is another.

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metaphor

Front

Human traits to nonhuman things.

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personification

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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simile

Front

Extreme exaggeration.

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hyperbole